I just ended up installing a later alpha version(Alpha 4.6), which fixed the problem. Thanks a bunch nonetheless.

Speaking of which, I was finally able to install VL7 from CD-RW.Still 2 cairo docks, though.Also no luck with wireless.

Does anyone have wireless working in VL7?

Yes it was nice to see the .Xmodmap thing finally put to bed with alpha 4.6.If you watch the cairo dock thing carefully, at first boot there really is only one cairo doc. It's only with each subsequent boot that you start accumulating cairo dock's. If you exit the cairo-docs until there is only one and turn off "Automatically save session on logout", and also uncheck cairo-dock from "Application Autostart" the problem stops. I'm guessing cairo-doc get's captured as a saved setting and the autostart creates it's duplicate. If you close with two cairo-docs running the next boot makes a third then forth.I've had good luck with wireless so far. I use zd1211rw wireless in two machines. A Broadcom bcm4318 in the other. All work fine.

Hm, I think I had 2 docks to start with, but now that you mention it I am not really sure anymore. I close one but the next boot I have 2 again. I'll try your fix the next time I reboot.EDIT: 2 reboots later - problem solved. Thanks a bunch to stretchedthin.

Another thing, the kernel sources are gone this time, which prevents me from installing NVidia drivers. Downloading source right now EDIT: Well that sure wasn't fun - now it says that it's missing kernel headers and it's most probably because the source isn't configured... I think I need to do a menuconfig or something on it... But first I need to learn what kernel headers are and how to cook them

Another thing I remembered, during installation space invaders and freecel wouldn't start. Maybe it has something to do with me using a CD-RW(for some mysterious reason previous alphas hated the poor fella).

As for wireless, stretchedthin, could you please explain how you went about setting it up? I am lost since ifplugd is missing. Does VL7 use a different way of getting interfaces working?(I hardly have a clue of what I am talking about here. I am going off this tutorial, which helped me get wireless going in VL6).

This might interest the developers as well, I can easily see a vasmCC application that takes this a step further and allows the user to preselect what should always be choosen as default. Also .asoundrc settings can be used much more powerfully than what I've shown here.

As for wireless, stretchedthin, could you please explain how you went about setting it up? I am lost since ifplugd is missing. Does VL7 use a different way of getting interfaces working?(I hardly have a clue of what I am talking about here. I am going off this tutorial, which helped me get wireless going in VL6).

I've got it easy. Both my wireless cards are detected automatically. So I can just use wicd to make the connection.When you iwconfig as root in the terminal, do you see a wlan0 section in the output?

Another thing, the kernel sources are gone this time, which prevents me from installing NVidia drivers. Downloading source right now EDIT: Well that sure wasn't fun - now it says that it's missing kernel headers and it's most probably because the source isn't configured... I think I need to do a menuconfig or something on it... But first I need to learn what kernel headers are and how to cook them

Another thing I remembered, during installation space invaders and freecel wouldn't start. Maybe it has something to do with me using a CD-RW(for some mysterious reason previous alphas hated the poor fella).

As for wireless, stretchedthin, could you please explain how you went about setting it up? I am lost since ifplugd is missing. Does VL7 use a different way of getting interfaces working?(I hardly have a clue of what I am talking about here. I am going off this tutorial, which helped me get wireless going in VL6).

kernel-stripped=src package is on the ISO it is not installing for some reason.open the cdrom and you should be able to install the pkg from there.

there is a problem with the fonts that freecell and space invaders uses on the initrd, I will get to that as soon as I can.

The module that got it working in VL6 is rt2860sta(which was a in the staging tree at the time). That same module is also loaded in VL7. In addition to that module rt2800pci is loaded which is said to be causing trouble for some hardware. Therefore as indicated here, disabling that module could help, which is exactly what I did, but with no result. Then I disabled rt2860sta, leaving only rt2800pci, but still nothing. So basically both, or separately it's a no go either way. When I say no result I mean I can't get past this:

I don't quite understand what it means for iwconfig to see the interface but for ifconfig not to. I think it's something along the lines that it's there but when I try to turn it on, it breaks.

I think you are missing a piece of firmware needed for that ralink chip. I repackaged our firmware pkg that now includes firmware for ra2860 so hopefully that will get it going. get the packages here and just install on top of the one that came with the last release:http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/vec7/firmware-1.1-noarch-3vl70.txzhope that helps.Cheers,Vec

I have the usual printing problem with VL7. I just can't get it to detect my printerwhich is a Brother DPC-385C. In cups it does not show under local printers.

This problem was as well with VL6 which I finally "solved" by installing VL-Lightover VL6 since VL-Light does detect my printers. The same holds true for VL6SOHO.

I am now in a jam since I cannot use my office suite applix ware. It does notopen in VL6SOHO where I can print, however, it does open in VL7 where I can't print.

My old VL6-STD is on a HD which is deffective and opening it it freezes the systemafter a few minutes.

Would much appreciate guidance on how to get my printers working in VL7.

Just to double check. I am now in Live CD VL-Light. Trying to add a printer with cupsit shows my Brother as well as my Epson printer to add amoung others whereasin VL7* it only shows one SCI (??) and 2 HP printers of which one is a fax as local printers.

To me that means something is amiss in VL6-STD and VL7* for detecting printerson my PC desktop.

I don't quite understand what it means for iwconfig to see the interface but for ifconfig not to. I think it's something along the lines that it's there but when I try to turn it on, it breaks.

I think you are missing a piece of firmware needed for that ralink chip. I repackaged our firmware pkg that now includes firmware for ra2860 so hopefully that will get it going. get the packages here and just install on top of the one that came with the last release:http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/vec7/firmware-1.1-noarch-3vl70.txzhope that helps.Cheers,Vec

I have the usual printing problem with VL7. I just can't get it to detect my printerwhich is a Brother DPC-385C. In cups it does not show under local printers.

This problem was as well with VL6 which I finally "solved" by installing VL-Lightover VL6 since VL-Light does detect my printers. The same holds true for VL6SOHO.

I am now in a jam since I cannot use my office suite applix ware. It does notopen in VL6SOHO where I can print, however, it does open in VL7 where I can't print.

My old VL6-STD is on a HD which is deffective and opening it it freezes the systemafter a few minutes.

Would much appreciate guidance on how to get my printers working in VL7.

Just to double check. I am now in Live CD VL-Light. Trying to add a printer with cupsit shows my Brother as well as my Epson printer to add amoung others whereasin VL7* it only shows one SCI (??) and 2 HP printers of which one is a fax as local printers.

To me that means something is amiss in VL6-STD and VL7* for detecting printerson my PC desktop.

Now, in my since long time unaddressed frustration that I cannot print with either VL6-STD and now VL7 andVL6SOHO does not open my office suite applixware I had again to resort to force majeure as in VL6. I installed VL6LIGHT on top of VL7*.4.6 and yes, yes my printers started to roar away.

Hallo nightflyer, the creator of the wonderful VL6Light would you know what is is that in VL6LIGHT my printers areshowing and what part I have possibly to copy over to VL7 instead of over-installing all to make that beast print.